Lupercus
Americannoun
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When there was a feast, all of these various kinds of families learned something of the worship of Mars, or Maia Dia, or Saturn, or Pales, or Lupercus.
From The Childhood of Rome by Lamprey, Louise
Roman festival Februs was held on the 15th day of this month, in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
Lupercus, an ancient Italian god, worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flocks against wolves.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Munius Lupercus advances from Vetera with remnant of Legs.
From Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II by Fyfe, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton)
The Lupercalia, originally a shepherd festival, were held in honor of Lupercus, the Roman Pan, on the 15th of February, the month being named from Februus, a surname of the god.
From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton
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